वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-36, verse-37

तस्मिन्नस्तमिते वाली मन्त्रिभिर्मन्त्रकोविदैः ।
पित्र्ये पदे कृतो राजा सुग्रीवो वालिनः पदे ॥३७॥

37. tasminnastamite vālī mantribhirmantrakovidaiḥ ,
pitrye pade kṛto rājā sugrīvo vālinaḥ pade.

37. tasmin astamite vālī mantribhiḥ mantra-kovidaiḥ
pitrye pade kṛtaḥ rājā sugrīvaḥ vālinaḥ pade

37. tasmin astamite mantra-kovidaiḥ mantribhiḥ vālī
pitrye pade rājā kṛtaḥ sugrīvaḥ vālinaḥ pade

37. Upon his (Riksharajas') passing, Vali was appointed king to the ancestral throne by the ministers skilled in counsel. (Later), Sugriva (also assumed the position) in Vali's place.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - when he (Riksharajas) (in him, in that, when that)

• अस्तमिते (astamite) - having passed away (referring to Riksharajas) (having set, having passed away, gone to rest)

• वाली (vālī) - Vali (name of a king of monkeys)

• मन्त्रिभिः (mantribhiḥ) - by the ministers, with the ministers

• मन्त्र-कोविदैः (mantra-kovidaiḥ) - by those skilled in counsel, by wise counselors

• पित्र्ये (pitrye) - ancestral (throne) (paternal, ancestral)

• पदे (pade) - in the position (of king), on the throne (in the position, in the place, on the footstep)

• कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - appointed (as king) (made, done, appointed)

• राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

• सुग्रीवः (sugrīvaḥ) - Sugriva (name of a king of monkeys)

• वालिनः (vālinaḥ) - of Vali

• पदे (pade) - in Vali's position (as king) (in the position, in the place)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - when he (Riksharajas) (in him, in that, when that)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

अस्तमिते (astamite) - having passed away (referring to Riksharajas) (having set, having passed away, gone to rest)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of astamita

astamita - set, passed away, gone to rest

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of asta-√i (to go to rest, to set)

Prefix: asta

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

वाली (vālī) - Vali (name of a king of monkeys)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vālin

vālin - Vali (proper name), powerful

मन्त्रिभिः (mantribhiḥ) - by the ministers, with the ministers

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mantrin

mantrin - minister, counselor

From 'mantra' (counsel) + -in (possessive suffix)

मन्त्र-कोविदैः (mantra-kovidaiḥ) - by those skilled in counsel, by wise counselors

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mantrakovida

mantrakovida - skilled in counsel, expert in strategy

Compound type : tatpurusha (mantra+kovida)

• mantra – counsel, advice, plan, sacred formula
  noun (masculine)
• kovida – skilled, expert, learned
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'mantribhiḥ'.

पित्र्ये (pitrye) - ancestral (throne) (paternal, ancestral)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of pitrya

pitrya - paternal, ancestral, hereditary

Derived from 'pitṛ' (father)

Note: Modifies 'pade'.

पदे (pade) - in the position (of king), on the throne (in the position, in the place, on the footstep)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - foot, step, position, office, word

कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - appointed (as king) (made, done, appointed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛta

kṛta - made, done, accomplished

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of √kṛ (to do, to make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Modifies 'vālī'.

राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

सुग्रीवः (sugrīvaḥ) - Sugriva (name of a king of monkeys)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - Sugriva (lit. 'beautiful neck'), name of a monkey king

वालिनः (vālinaḥ) - of Vali

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vālin

vālin - Vali (proper name), powerful

पदे (pade) - in Vali's position (as king) (in the position, in the place)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - foot, step, position, office, word